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Sonntag ist's. In allen Wipfeln Rauschet es der dunkle Wald; Alle Bäche leise fließen, Alle Vögel wonnig grüßen Und von fern die Glocke hallt. Sonntag ist's. Am Zaun das Veilchen Betet still im Gras für sich, Rose hebt die süßen Augen Und die roten Lippen hauchen Ein Gebet demütiglich. Sonntag ist's. Ein heilger Frieden Liegt auf Erden weit, so weit, Sonntag ist's in allen Herzen, Sonntag ist's für alle Schmerzen, Heil'ger Sonntag weit und breit!
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Confirmed with G. Brugier, Geschichte der deutschen National-Litteratur. Nebst kurzgefaßter Poetik, Achte, vermehrte und verbesserte Auflage, Freiburg im Breisgau: Herdersche Verlagshandlung, 1888, page 557.
Authorship
- by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Sonntagmorgen" [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Sonntag ist's", op. 407 (Vier Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1872 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Sonntag", op. 61 no. 9, published 1886 [ sa chorus ], from Im Freien zu singen. 10 Chorduette für Sopran und Alt (9. Folge) ohne Begleitung. Zum Gebrauch in höheren Schulen und Gesangvereinen, no. 9, Leipzig: Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-06-21
Line count: 15
Word count: 76
It is Sunday. In all the treetops The dark forest rustles the news; All brooklets flow quietly, All birds greet [us] blissfully, And from far away the bell sounds. It is Sunday. At the fence the violet Quietly prays by itself in the grass, The rose lifts its sweet eyes, And humbly its red lips Breathe a prayer. It is Sunday. A holy peace Lies broadly upon the earth, so broadly; It is Sunday in all hearts, It is Sunday for all woes, Holy Sunday far and wide!
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Translations of title(s):
"Sonntag" = "Sunday "
"Sonntag ist's" = "It is Sunday"
"Sonntagmorgen" = "Sunday morning"
Translator’s note for stanza 3, line 4: The meaning here is that Sunday is a day of rest, or a day off from all one's woes.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2021 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Sonntagmorgen"
This text was added to the website: 2021-01-11
Line count: 15
Word count: 89